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WHITE-SPOTTED WOODPECKER Veniliornis spilogaster ATLANTIC FOREST
This is generally the most commonly-encountered small woodpecker in the Atlantic Forest, though with its dull colouration it can be difficult to spot! The name White-spotted is a little misleading, the spots on the upperside appear more like bands in the field, and besides they are yellow not white!! This species is usually found alone or in pairs, the male, like most woodpeckers, identifiable by the presence of red on his hindcrown.
FIGURE 1 - Adult male, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Adult male, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel undated - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3 - Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 4 - Adult female dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 5 - Adult female, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill March 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
VIDEO - Adult female, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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Veniliornis spilogaster taps recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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